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Poor Paul Ryan Reduced to Enduring Hecklers Who Haven’t Even Paid $15 Each to Yell at Him

Boy does time fly! It seems like just yesterday that Paul Ryan was charging his constituents $15 each to come yell at him at town halls. But now times have changed! Paul Ryan is a Vice Presidential candidate, which means that he has to let people come yell at him WITHOUT EVEN GIVING HIM MONEY. Like yesterday, when he went to the Iowa state fair in Des Moines and had to just stand there until cops intervened to protect him from a lady yelling questions like ARE YOU GOING TO CUT MEDICARE (yes, of course he is, DUH) and STOP THE WAR ON THE MIDDLE CLASS (*cough* Communists *cough*).

Poor, poor Paul Ryan was reduced totelling the crowd that since Iowans and Wisconsinites “like to be respectful with one another, and peaceful with one another and listen to each other these ladies must not be from Iowa or Wisconsin.” Yes, Paul Ryan is so respectful and peaceful, probably because he is from Wisconsin. Like that one time he politely and respectfully made jokes and laughed as cops wrestled an old man the ground because he dared to point out all the six ways that the Ryan Plan would screw him from Sunday, or the other time he politely and respectfully filibustered his own town meeting so he wouldn’t have to hear what constituents had to say about his plan to ruin their lives. For funsies, here he is at a “listening” session back in 2011, interrupting everyone and lecturing at anyone who asks him tough questions and then finally just asking a bunch of them to leave.

Kris E. Benson writes about politics for Wonkette and is pursuing a doctorate in philosophy. This will come in handy for when they finally open that philosophy factory in the next town over.
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As Rachel Maddow pointed out last night, this is the one year anniversary of Mitt's flop at the very same event which produced the ineffable "corporations are people, my friend!" I salute the brave liberals of Iowa, who give excellent heckle! Which of you fuckers…?

Chichikovovich

the ineffable "corporations are people, my friend!"

"Corporations are people" isn't ineffable. I say "Corporations are people? F' that!" all the time.

RadioBowels

If only there were more of the 1% this wouldn't happen.

NorthStarSpanx

Case in Point, from the Southampton Romney Fundraiser supporter In The Range Rover:

"We've got the message," she added. "But my college kid, the baby sitters, the nails ladies — everybody who's got the right to vote — they don't understand what's going on. I just think if you're lower income — one, you're not as educated, two, they don't understand how it works, they don't understand how the systems work, they don't understand the impact."

How will Paul Ryan ever hear the voice of the voter if people refuse to shut up and listen to him?

HateMachine

Come on, guys, just let him tell himself what voters want!

Oblios_Cap

To be honest, he was just there to enjoy the fair, not be a participant in the democratic process.

LibertyLover

Where's the picture of him eating a corndog? Isn't that a required photo op for the Repubs when they attend the fair?

BerkeleyBear

Yeah, but he has to be a public health nut or people will start dwelling on his family's uncomfortable relationship with the Grim Reaper.

I'm guessing that when/if he's not a rising star anymore, he'll look like Ben Stiller at the end of Dodge Ball (which I'm pretty sure borrowed the fat suit from Fat Bastard in Austin Powers and then covered it with doughnut crumbs and chicken fat).

Callyson

he has to be a public health nut

Yet when Michelle Obama says anything at all about public health, the Reeps scream about the nanny state. IOKIYAR again…

Baconzgood

There are people cheering for women getting taken out by the cops for asking questions about a politicians platform's? Oh hell….USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

randcoolcatdaddy

So when are the olds going to be pelting him with empty prescription bottles?

DaniloTifoso

All of them Katie!

(Wait, I screwed that up didn't i?)

LetUsBray

In fairness, $15 to tell Ryan how much he sucks sounds like a pretty good deal.

That's what happens when you fuck with people's Medicare, Mikey blue eyes.

BigSkullF*ckingDog

I would pay at least $30 for the chance to heckle this mofo.

HistoriCat

I would mortgage my house to kick him in the crotch.

noodlesalad

I heard Paul Ryan tried out for Jeopardy, because he's so smart. He didn't make it, only because the show's writers (HOLLYWOOD LIBRULS) didn't agree that "What are tax cuts for the wealthy?" and "What is destroying Medicare?" are the correct answers to every question.

ibwilliamsi

I want to know how much they paid that black man to stand on the stage with him.

Dr_Zoidberg

That's not a real black man. That's a Ryan staffer in blackface.

freakishlywrong

He's so courageous and bold. Having 2 women haled away for talking mean to him.

Dr_Zoidberg

You should see what he did to that guy who took his lunch money!

freakishlywrong

hauled, stupid.

Baconzgood

Don't ya just hate when women ask men questions about the cornerstone platform of their political career

ibwilliamsi

Maybe if they tucked $5 bills into his khakis?

ChuckieJesus

What would be playing over the speakers?

HateMachine

C.R.E.A.M.

under_score

I can't wait until he gets heckled in New Jersey. "They must not be from Wisconsin or…. uh, never mind" Reboot the pander script!

Baconzgood

Sure are alotta cops taking out people from his rallys. Its kinda scary to be honest.

Wait a minute. He's charging people to yell at him? That explains a lot – he's turned popular outrage into a profitable commodity. He gets paid every time he pisses people off. It's like he's printing his own money!

On a least a semi-serious note, on what grounds did the police remove those people? What law was broken? What crime did they commit?

Somehow, in Iowa, does Rep. Paul Ryan have the right to speak and they don't? It's obviously a political event. The whole right wing meme is that everyone has "political free speech" – including corporations, Super PACs and non-profits that just happen to spend all their money on campaigns, even though they aren't supposed to.

Why can't those people ask questions?

HistoriCat

Disturbing the peace maybe. If you're not disturbing the peace before they grab you, you probably will be after they grab you.

Baconzgood

Yelling at a fair? What do they do to the carnie barkers that want to guess your weight?

HistoriCat

What do they do to the carnie barkers…?

Demand a percentage of course.

Tundra Grifter

We have a good friend who works for a local citizens' review board of the police force. It's a classic cop move to be a bit rough when they first grab you. It's a natural reaction to pull back, twist, or otherwise react.

Bingo! Now they add "Resisting Arrest."

BerkeleyBear

Or you can go rigid. Or limp. Or you can not offer your arms up for handcuffing at just the right angle. Or a million other things.

Yep, resisting is pretty much a catchall. My favorite is when someone is only booked on resisting arrest – because without an underlying charge, what the fuck were the cops doing making the arrest? Those typically don't go to trial, shockingly enough.

StarsUponThars

I look forward to seeing nothing but that for the next 2-1/2 months.

Canmon

I'm sick of the middle class. Pick a side already!

Misty Malarky

Eyes…so blue! It's like looking into a smurf's anus.

-Jon Stewart 08/13/12

GorzoTheMighty

Diamond Joe Biden will be wearing those blue eyes as cufflinks. Because of votes.

sudsmckenzie

Deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want him to eat fried butter.

CrunchyKnee

Can't we just have these things in, you know, quite rooms?

Guppy

Paul Ryan was too polite and courteous to enlist in the military in 1990.

ChrisM2011

He's doing it wrong. Needs more Rand Paul sponsored face stomping….

MonkeyMotion

Maybe he should just hold rallies at Chick-Fil-A's around the country…

ChuckieJesus

What do you call a comedian that doesn't have any good comebacks for a heckler?

This keeps up, Congresscritter Ryan is going to start thinking that some people don't like him.

NYNYNYjr

I've never heard Ryan speak extemporaneously before– in fact, I hate videos of candidates yabbering…but I just watched this: he's no Sarah Palin, or George W. He actually holds ideas in his head and can vocalize them…very interesting.